These gold-coloured triangular prisms are lined with multi-coloured glass to resemble lanterns and will act as a beacon for the mosque in lieu of the minaret or dome structure more traditionally used in Islamic architecture.

Photographs of the centre and its unusual roof – which is now nearing completion – were made public for an exhibition titled Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith.

The rooftop prisms are lined with multi-coloured glass, and were designed to resemble lanterns

The exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria includes 200 sketches, plans, photographs and models showing the design process behind the building.

Murcutt, 80, is arguably Australia's most celebrated architects and is renowned for his slow-paced approach to architecture and his focus on small projects.

Photographs of the centre were revealed at an exhibition titled Glenn Murcutt: Architecture of Faith

It has taken almost a decade of work for the Australian Islamic Centre to come to fruition.

"Over the last 10 years, it has been an extraordinary enlightenment for me," he told journalists after a panel discussion at this year's Pritzker Prize ceremony.

"I'm putting forward the idea that, we can in a society that is anti-Islam, we can produce some work that actually can bring Islam back into our community and becomes an addition to the culture."

The exhibition is on show at the National Gallery of Victoria and includes models showing the design process behind the building

When Murcutt won the Pritzker Prize in 2002 the jury said: "Generally, he eschews large projects which would require him to expand his practice, and give up the personal attention to detail that he can now give to each and every project."

"His is an architecture of place, architecture that responds to the landscape and to the climate."